- Elevation
- 2,718 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport77 km
- LUG Lugano Airport88 km
About Hangfirn
Hangfirn is a natural site. Location: Silenen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Düssistock and Gross Düssi.
Photos of Hangfirn
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Gross Windgällen Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Gross Ruchen Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0 -
Val Russein Isjc99 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Hangfirn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (170 mm)
- Driest month
- February (101 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -11° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 101 | 120 | 143 | 145 | 164 | 170 | 164 | 147 | 139 | 135 | 119 |
How to get to Hangfirn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 77 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 67 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 77 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 88 kmsouth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 95 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 67 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 79 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 106 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 127 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 152 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hangfirn
Within 100 km: 285 historic and cultural sites, 7,064 natural sites, 1,040 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km982 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 20 kmNW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 20 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 19 kmSW
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 8 kmS
25–60 km3,265 places
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 59 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 44 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 47 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 48 kmN
60–100 km4,142 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 74 kmNW
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 97 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Balmenegg Village, Silenen4 km W
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Unterschächen Municipality, Uri7.5 km N
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Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen8.7 km NW
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Disentis/Mustér Municipality, Region Surselva10 km S
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Silenen Village, Gurtnellen11 km W
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Disentis Village, Disentis/Mustér10 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Düssistock Mountain, Silenen0.5 km E
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Gross Düssi Mountain, Silenen0.5 km SE
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Chli Düssi Mountain, Silenen0.7 km SE
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Hüfistöcklenen Mountain, Silenen0.9 km N
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Höchen Schijen Mountain, Silenen1 km S
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Ober Hüfifirn Natural site, Silenen1.1 km NE
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Tschingelfirn Natural site, Silenen1.2 km S
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Hagstäcken Mountain, Disentis/Mustér1.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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